Regular opera performances began in Finland in 1873 with the founding of the Finnish Opera by Kaarlo Bergbom, but they have ceased in 1879 due to a financial crisis. In 1911 a group of notable social and cultural figures founded the Domestic Opera, which was renamed the Finnish Opera in 1914, and acquired its present name in 1956. Between 1918 and 1993 the home of the opera was the Alexander Theater, the first dedicated opera house being completed and inaugurated only in 1993.
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